12-hour clock
The clock above shows the current time in 12-hour format with AM and PM. Midnight is 12:00 AM and noon is 12:00 PM.
12-hour to 24-hour chart
| 12-hour | 24-hour |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 00:00 |
| 1:00 AM | 01:00 |
| 2:00 AM | 02:00 |
| 3:00 AM | 03:00 |
| 4:00 AM | 04:00 |
| 5:00 AM | 05:00 |
| 6:00 AM | 06:00 |
| 7:00 AM | 07:00 |
| 8:00 AM | 08:00 |
| 9:00 AM | 09:00 |
| 10:00 AM | 10:00 |
| 11:00 AM | 11:00 |
| 12:00 PM | 12:00 |
| 1:00 PM | 13:00 |
| 2:00 PM | 14:00 |
| 3:00 PM | 15:00 |
| 4:00 PM | 16:00 |
| 5:00 PM | 17:00 |
| 6:00 PM | 18:00 |
| 7:00 PM | 19:00 |
| 8:00 PM | 20:00 |
| 9:00 PM | 21:00 |
| 10:00 PM | 22:00 |
| 11:00 PM | 23:00 |
Questions people ask
Is 12 PM noon or midnight?
12 PM is noon and 12 AM is midnight. Because that confuses people, many schedules write 12 noon and 12 midnight, or use the 24-hour clock (12:00 and 00:00).
What do AM and PM stand for?
Ante meridiem (before midday) and post meridiem (after midday), from Latin.
Which countries use the 12-hour clock?
It's the everyday format in the United States, Canada, Australia, India, the Philippines, Pakistan, Egypt and a few others, and is common in speech in the UK and Ireland.
Need the other format? See the 24-hour clock or the military time converter.